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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	authority_n	king_n	kingdom_n	1,417	5	5.6187	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69075	Christian religion: substantially, methodicalli[e,] [pla]inlie, and profitablie treatised	Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603.	1611 (1611)	STC 4707.5; ESTC S118584	158,929	324

and innocent vndefiled and so consequently separate from sinners the sinne is not attributed to the faithful and these his properties are imputed for theirs And therefore he freeth them both from original and actual sinne Contrary to the doctrine of the Papists who say that he deliuereth vs from originall sinne only and that we must make satisfaction for actuall What is touching the execution of this his office First in that they offered first for themselues hee for the people onely for himselfe he heeded not Secondly he but once they many times Thirdly hee offered himselfe they something else then themselues What is the vse of this To prooue the absolutenesse perfection and excellencie of this his priest-hood May not the Priesthood of the Papists be ouerthrown and prooued to be a false Priesthood Yes verily by all these arguments as first they are not of the tribe of Iudah neither confirmed by an oth and therefore not perpetuall Secondly they are not holy in themselues but vnholy neither innocent not vndefiled but defiling others and being defiled of them and so not separate from sinners but altogether sinfull and set in sinne Thirdly they offer first for themselues then for the people likewise many times and sacrifices which are not themselues and lastly they bring a great disgrace to the Priesthood of Christ by preferring themselues to him as the sacrificer to the sacrifice whom they say they offer ESAY 9. vers 6.7 6 For vnto vs a Child is borne and vnto vs a Sonne is giuen and the gouernement is vpon his shoulder and he shal cal his name Wonderfull Counsellour the mightie God the euerlasting Father the Prince of Peace 7 The increase of his gouernment peace shal haue none end he shall sit vpon the throne of Dauid and vpon his kingdome to order it and to stablish it with iudgement and with iustice from henceforth euen for euer the zeale of the Lord of hosts will performe this SO much of the Priesthood of our Sauiour Christ What haue we to consider in his Kingdome The benefits that wee receiue by it and the cause of it How are the benefits set foorth By the properties and effects of those properties and by the cause of those effects How are his properties here expressed They are first generally set foorth by comparison of the vnlikelihood of his Kingdome with the Regiment of worldly Potentates What difference or inequalitie is there First that where other Kings execute matters by their Lieuetenants and deputies armed with their authoritie in our Sauiours Kingdome although there be vsed instruments yet doe they accomplish his will and purpose not onely by his authoritie but also by his strength and vertue What further doctrine doe you note That the man of sinne or Pope of Rome is not the ministeriall head of the Church which is Christ his Kingdome sith he is himselfe present yea and that most notably by his spirit and more to the aduantage of his Church Joh. 16.7 then when he was bodily present How are his properties set foorth more particularly First that hee should be called Wonderfull not that it should be his proper name which was only Iesus but that he should be as renownedly knowne to be wonderfull as men are knowne by their names How is he wonderfull Partly in his person as is before said partly in his workes How is he wonderfull in his workes First in the creation of the world Secondly in the preseruation especially in the redemption of it VVhat is the next that followeth It is shewed more particularly wherein he is wonderfull and first that he is wonderfull in counsell and the Counsellor VVhat is here generally to be obserued Esa 9.15 2. Sam. 20.16 Eccl. 9.16 In the gouernment of a kingdome counsell and wisedome are chiefe as that which is preferred to strength and therfore that we may assure our selues that in the kingdome of Christ all things are done wisely nothing rashly in which respect he is said to haue a long stoale and a white head Reuel 1.13.14 VVhat is further to be noted A great comfort for the children of God that our Sauiour Christ is our counseller who giueth all sound aduice VVhat are we here further to learne That when wee are in any perplexitie and know not which way to turne yet we may come to our Sauiour Christ who is giuen vs for a Counsellor By what meanes may we come to him for aduice By our humble supplication and prayer vnto him How may we receiue aduice from him By the doctrine of God drawne out of his holy word Psal 119.24 which is therefore tearmed the men of our counsell VVhat followeth That hee is wonderfull in might and the strong God VVhat haue we heere to learne First that as hee is wise and doth things pertaining to the good of his Church so he is of power to execute all that he aduiseth wisely Secondly that as there is in vs no aduice of our selues so there is in vs no sound strength to keepe vs from any euill but that as he giueth good aduice to his so doth he with his owne power performe and effect it And therefore although we be as the vine Phil. 2.23 of all other trees the weakest or as the sheepe of all other beasts the simplest yet wee haue for our vine a gardiner and for our sheepheard Christ Iesus the mightie strong God Thirdly that wee should take heed how wee depart from his obedience for he will doe what hee listeth For if to obey be a good meanes to helpe vs into the fauour of our earthly Princes it will much more helpe vs in the fauour of the King of Kings What other propertie followeth Two other which are as it were the branches and effects of the former first that he is the father of eternities secondly the Prince of peace Sith he is called the father of eternities is there not a confusion of persons In no case for it is a borrowed speech namely he is the author of eternitie What doe you here gather Dan. 2. That where other Kingdomes alter his is euerlasting What doctrine thereof is to be gathered First that the Kingdome of our Sauiour Christ being perpetuall he dasheth and crusheth in pieces all other mightie Monarchies and Regiments that shal rise vp against him and therfore that his Church and subiects generally and euery particular member need not feare any power whatsoeuer Esa 40.6 1. Pet. 1.24.25 Secondly that whatsoeuer we haue by nature or industrie it is momentany like vnto the grasse that fadeth away and whatsoeuer durable thing wee haue we haue it from Christ What is the second propertie arising out of the former That he is the Prince of peace that is the procurer cause and ground of peace that causeth his subiects to continue in peace and quietnesse Of what nature is this peace Rom. 5. Ephes 2. It is spirituall First when wee haue peace with God Secondly